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(Eagle News) — The number of Filipinos who are jobless went down in the second quarter of 2018, a Social Weather Stations survey said. According to the SWS, adult joblessness was at 19.7 percent, or equivalent to 8.6 million adults. The pollster said this was 4.2 points below the 23.9 percent rate, equivalent to 10.9 million adults, registered in March 2018, but four points above the December 2017 rate. According to the SWS, the June […]
(Eagle News)–Net trust in President Rodrigo Duterte is still very good in the second quarter of 2018, with 70 percent of Filipinos having much trust in him, a Social Weather Stations survey said. According to results of the survey done from June 27 to 30, only 18 percent were undecided, and 13 percent had little trust in the President, yielding a net trust rating of +57. The SWS said that this was an 8-point decline […]
(Eagle News)–Three out of five Filipinos support the national ID system, a recent Social Weather Stations survey showed. According to the survey conducted from June 27 to 30, 73 percent say the system, which was enacted into law on Aug. 6, will be a big help to them. Net approval was highest in Metro Manila at an extremely strong +60 rating, followed by Balance Luzon at astrong+58, Visayas at an extremely strong+53 and Mindanao at a very […]
(Eagle News)–The administration of President Rodrigo Duterte kept its very good net satisfaction rating, with 72 percent of Filipinos satisfied with their performance, a recent Social Weather Stations survey said. The SWS said the +58 net satisfaction rating of the Duterte administration, with 15% neither satisfied nor dissatisfied, and 13% dissatisfied, was similar to the very good +58 (69% satisfied, 11% dissatisfied) in March 2018. “The steady net satisfaction rating of the Duterte Administration from March 2018 to June […]
(Eagle News)—-The Senate was the only government institution that had a “good” net satisfaction rating in a survey done by the Social Weather Stations in June. According to the SWS, the +41 rating it received translates to 57 percent of people satisfied with its performance and to 17 percent dissatisfied with it. Although still a “good,” the SWS said this was the “lowest” mark the Senate received since the +41 it received in April 2016. The […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte was unfazed over a drop in his net satisfaction rating, based on a Social Weather Stations survey. “I do not care. Make it 15. Wala na ako diyan,” he said in Clark, Pampanga. According to the President, he was just “traveling along the coast.” “Congress might decide to get a popular one. You want a popular person, I’m fine, good,” Duterte said. The SWS said that based on its June […]
(Eagle News) — More than half of Filipinos are satisfied with President Rodrigo Duterte’s performance, a recent Social Weather Stations survey said. But the SWS said gross satisfaction with the President— 65% of Filipinos—fell by 5 points from 70% in March 2018. Even then, the SWS said the President’s net satisfaction rating was at +45, classified as good, or one grade down from the very good in March 2018. The SWS said the decline in President […]
(Eagle News) — Only one of four Filipinos are aware of the federal system of government, a recent Social Weather Stations survey found. The survey, done from March 23 to 27, 2018, also found that 75% only learned about it when the poll was conducted. According to the SWS, awareness about the federal system of government was highest in Mindanao at 37%, followed by Metro Manila at 28%, Visayas at 22%, and Balance Luzon at 20%. The […]
(Eagle News) — Mas maraming Pilipino ang naniniwalang seryoso ang problema sa pagkalat ng fake news. Ito ang lumabas sa pinakabagong survey ng Social Weather Stations (SWS). Nasa 42 percent ng mga Pilipino o 44 milyong pilipino ang gumagamit ng internet araw-araw at sa bilang na ito, 67 percent o 29 milyon ang nagsabing seryosong problema ang paglaganap ng fake news sa internet. 13 percent naman ang naniniwalang hindi ito seryoso habang 20 percent ang […]
(Eagle News) — Almost half of Filipinos, or 46 percent, expect their personal quality of life to improve in the next 12 months, a recent Social Weather Stations survey said. The SWS said that while the +40 mark yielded by the First Quarter 2018 survey was 6 points below the record-high +46, or 49% of Filipinos, recorded in December 2017, it was still classified as an “excellent.” “Net Personal Optimism has been excellent (+40 and above) since December […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Saturday, May 5, welcomed the results of a recent Social Weather Stations survey that showed that one of three Filipino families have escaped poverty. According to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, the administration “has espoused inclusive, sustainable and resilient growth.” “We have broadened access to free education, medicine and healthcare and other basic services to ensure that our people directly benefit from the country’s economic gains while reducing the vulnerability of families […]
(Eagle News)–One out of three Filipino families escaped poverty, a recent Social Weather Stations survey said. The figure translates to 30 percent of families, of which 18 percent, according to the First Quarter 2018 survey, used to be poor five or more years ago, and 12 percent used to be poor one to four years ago. According to the pollster, the number of “newly non-poor” was two points lower than the record-high 14 percent newly […]
